1 Samuel 15:8:71 Sam.15.8.W7TAB
לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
lehfeekharev
“by the edge of the sword”
- Transliteration
- leh-fee-KHA-rev
- Extended
- leh-fee-KHAA-rev
- IPA
- /lə.fiːˈħaː.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the edge of the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-fee-KHA-rev
- phraseyour reading level
he-khe-RIM leh-fee-KHA-rev
- clause
ve-et-KOL-ha-AM he-khe-RIM leh-fee-KHA-rev
- sentence
va-yit-POS et-a-GAG meh-lekh-ah-ma-LEK KHAI ve-et-KOL-ha-AM he-khe-RIM leh-fee-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lə-p̄î {לְפִי־ | lə-p̄î} + ḥārev {חָֽרֶב׃ | ḥārev} ‘by the edge of the sword’ employs metonymy where ‘edge’ represents the execution instrument, preserving the vivid Hebrew imagery.
Root and etymology
ח־ר־ב
“to be dry; sword”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:8
And he captured Agag, the king of Amalek, alive, and devoted all the people to destruction by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 15:8, so the Hebrew word לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ (lehfeekharev) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.15.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.8.W7.S1) and character.